About the Author

Anne Kerle is a consultant biologist who lived and worked in Alice Springs for 14 years and now lives in Dubbo. Her work is directed towards enhancing our knowledge of the country to manage the land more effectively for conservation, and her research subjects have ranged from possums to ants. She has been a member of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council to the Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory. She is also the author of Uluru - Kata Tjuta & Watarrka: Ayers Rock/the Olgas and Kings Canyon, Northern Territory (UNSW Press, 1995).